Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of neonatal deaths was 735 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini, 1984–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 735 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini peaked at 978 deaths in 2008 and was at its lowest, 704 deaths, in 1995.
That places Eswatini 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 748 deaths | — |
| 1985 | 746 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 737 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 727 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 721 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 736 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 739 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 750 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 762 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 772 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 765 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 704 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 709 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 722 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 751 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 799 deaths | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 845 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 882 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 907 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 928 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 947 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 956 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 957 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 965 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 978 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 973 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 939 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 914 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 894 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 885 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 872 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 861 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 851 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 840 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 835 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 825 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 810 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 794 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 780 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 755 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 735 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 735.83 deaths | 721 deaths | 748 deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 747.3 deaths | 704 deaths | 799 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 933.8 deaths | 845 deaths | 978 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 871.6 deaths | 825 deaths | 939 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 774.8 deaths | 735 deaths | 810 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini was 735 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 978 deaths in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 704 deaths in 1995.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .